Originally Posted by
Mistek89
Why not just raise hourly pay instead of offering a retention bonus ?
Once daddy Delta gets their C-Series jets, they will no longer need Endeavor. The retention bonuses end at the same time that the C-Series come online. That is not a coincidence. That is "Delta Planning".
Once that date hits, there will be no retention bonus. Pay will drop back to where it was. Half of the pilots at Endeavor will leave, and that is exactly what Delta wants. There will be no unemployment to pay. No contract to deal with. The pilots will naturally leave and Delta won.
Delta has already said that they were moving away from regional aircraft and having to rely on regional feeders. Has no one paid attention to it?
The end date of Endeavor has already been published and people are still flocking there for a couple of extra dollars a year in pay. Then, 2 years from now, they will be new FOs at some other regional. Back on first year pay, on reserve, with no seniority or longevity to their name.
Pilots are short-sighted.